Articles by Kevin McGarry

First Impression: Skin Fruit (Part 2)

by Kevin McGarry | Mar 15, 2010

First Impression: Skin Fruit (Part 2)

by Kevin McGarry | Mar 15, 2010

(continued from Part 1) Down the stairs, Nathalie Djurberg’s sexually violent claymations are followed by Cady Noland’s sculptural image of Lee Harvey Oswald at his death. She has him riddled …

Profile: Matthew Savitsky (artist, Philadelphia)

by Kevin McGarry | Mar 13, 2010

Profile: Matthew Savitsky (artist, Philadelphia)

by Kevin McGarry | Mar 13, 2010

The artist Matthew Savitsky has based himself in Philadelphia for the past three years after a lengthy tenure in New York. His practice primarily spans sculpture and painting, working with …

Report: Olav Velthuis at Juicing the Equilibrium (at Independent)

by Kevin McGarry | Mar 12, 2010

Report: Olav Velthuis at Juicing the Equilibrium (at Independent)

by Kevin McGarry | Mar 12, 2010

Amidst the storm of attractions and distractions pummeling New York last week while the art fairs were in town, one event stood out for making an earnest attempt to rehabilitate …

Profile: Nina Schwanse (artist, New Orleans)

by Kevin McGarry | Mar 8, 2010

Profile: Nina Schwanse (artist, New Orleans)

by Kevin McGarry | Mar 8, 2010

In 2009, artist Nina Schwanse relocated from New York City/Philadelphia to New Orleans to continue her video practice at the University of New Orleans. Her work refreshes the typically didactic …

First Impression: Skin Fruit (Part 1)

by Kevin McGarry | Mar 2, 2010

First Impression: Skin Fruit (Part 1)

by Kevin McGarry | Mar 2, 2010

This morning I previewed the hotly anticipated exhibition at the New Museum of Greek collector Dakis Joannou’s art holdings, impishly titled Skin Fruit and curated by Jeff Koons. I’ve been …